Day in Pictures, June 6, 2013

Published 7:28 am, Friday, June 7, 2013

I think I'm in love (sob): One Direction waxworks turn on the waterworks at Madame Tussauds in London.

I think I'm in love (sob): One Direction waxworks turn on the...

Revenue was down in the second quarter due to ... oh, look, an adorable kitten! Business presentation tip - when delivering bad news create a diversion. (Julie VanMater actually has only good news to report - her employer, Nestle Purina, is renovating the Animal House shelter in St. Louis.)

Swell time had by all: A wave generated by Tropical Storm Andrea, the first storm of
the Atlantic hurricane season, gives a surfer a good ride in Panama City Beach,
Fla.
(Andrew Wardlow, Associated Press)

Swell time had by all: A wave generated by Tropical Storm Andrea,...

One house, 71 kitties: Some of 71 cats living a home near Pleasant Lake, Mich., watch as an off-camera HAZMAT crew from the Cascades Humane Society remove their fellow felines. The hoarder who lived in the house had not cared for the cats correctly, but she had loved them, said Cascades Director Sue Chambers. "They're social cats. They deserve a chance. They like people."
(Mike Mulholland, Associated Press)

One house, 71 kitties: Some of 71 cats living a home near Pleasant...

Shooting from the flip: A sand soccer player shows how a scissors kick is done on Ipanema beach ahead of
the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 in Rio de Janeiro.
(Michael Regan, Getty Images)

Shooting from the flip: A sand soccer player shows how a scissors...

You want a raise, eh? Please. A trained monkey could do your job: A coconut peddler and his assistant haul a load to market in Sawah Lunto, West Sumatra. Macaques are commonly used in West Sumatra to pick and harvest coconuts.
(Tatan Syuflana, Associated Press)

You want a raise, eh? Please. A trained monkey could do your job: A...

Neck hammock: An Indian tricycle rickshaw walla hangs his head in a scarf in order to catch a few winks in New Delhi. Many rickshaw drivers sleep on their trikes
because they have no permanent residence in the city and also to protect them from
theft.
(Kevin Frayer, Associated Press)

Neck hammock: An Indian tricycle rickshaw walla hangs his head in a...

Fossil fuel: Prehistoric snacks are served for the kick-off of a summer reading program
in Sevierville, Tenn. (Note: Dinosaur toenails are better known as Bugles.)

Fossil fuel: Prehistoric snacks are served for the kick-off of a...

High water mark: A pedestrian bridge on the Danube River in Vienna is closed until further notice.
Austrian authorities warned that damage from Danube and Inn River flooding could match
or exceed $9.8 billion, the bill from the last major flooding in 2002.
(Alexander Klein, AFP/Getty Images)

High water mark: A pedestrian bridge on the Danube River in Vienna...

Bound for glory: Curtis Beach of Duke sets a new school record in the long jump portion of the decathlon, temporarily propelling him into second place in the event at the NCAA Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore.
(Don Ryan, Associated Press)

Down the drain: Poults huddle in a storm drain before being rescued in the Whispering Woods development in Millcreek Township, Pa. A passer-by found the baby turkeys after noticing their mother circling a storm grate that the youngsters apparently fell through. One of the 12 poults was killed; the others were reunited with their mother.
(Christopher Millette, Associated Press)

Down the drain: Poults huddle in a storm drain before being rescued...

Ballet bull's-eye: A Deborah Colker Dance Company dancer performs an on-the-wall number
during the International Ballet Festival in Cali, Colombia.
(Luis Robayo, AFP/Getty Images)

Ballet bull's-eye: A Deborah Colker Dance Company dancer performs...

This way to the egrets: A Snowy Egret skims the surface of Lake Merritt in Oakland.
(Michael Macor, The Chronicle)

This way to the egrets: A Snowy Egret skims the surface of Lake...

Beauty pageant coverup: A Muslim woman passes bikini-clad tourists at Kuta beach on Indonesia's resort island of Bali. Contestants in this year's Miss World beauty pageant will not wear bikinis in the annual parade in order to avoid offending the nation's Muslim majority.
(Sonny Tumbelaka, AFP/Getty Images)